[The massive gains made by the Communist Party…]
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The massive gains made by the Communist Party (PCI) in the Italian regional elections represent powerful movements in the working class in the face of the economic crisis.
It is not the threat of the CP itself whose reactionary reformist policies - including remaining in NATO, pose no threat to the stability of Western capitalism but the movements of the working class which the CP electoral gains represent, that worries the ruling classes of Western Europe and the USA. Due to the massive leftward movements in the working class the whole of Southern Europe from Portugal to Turkey is now "politically unstable' from capitalism's point of view.
LEFTWARD
The increased leftward move ment of Italian workers reflected both in the increased CP vote and the massive anti-fascist demonstrations in May show that the working class is now looking for a new leadership in the face of the mounting economic crisis. Recent figures on the Italian economic situation reveal unemployment as over 1 million and the number of workers on short time has risen 8 times over the last 5 months.